..a Tribute..

Thursday, August 06, 2009

I have fallen in love(Ninoy's Poem for Cory)

I have fallen in love With the same woman three times In a day spanning nineteen years Of tearful joys and joyful tears I loved her first when she was young Enchanting, brilliant, middle-strung Vibrant, fragrant, eternally new Cool, invigorating as the morning dew. Desperate, she shared, quieted my despairs Hopeful, she fanned the fires of my hopes Lavished me with days of bliss and peace, Endless, perpetual days of fond memories. She is my hope; I do not wish to realize Hence my hope; forever green, eternal prize My life transcending life, my ultimate quest Dream of my life for whom I’ll spare no rest.

I fell in love again With the same woman the second time When first she bore her child and mine The first fruit of our union and our love. The pains and anguish of motherhood she braved Loved her children, their love she deservedly craved Times were she hung on the very brink of death, Unflinchingly fulfilling her mission to procreate. In politics I plunged, she was always by my side, Steadfast, uncomplaining, helping to turn the tide, Amidst hardship, her rare courage would not relent She was my secret weapon, the source of my strength. The world was my concern, our home her domain, The people mine, the children hers to maintain, So it was in those eighteen years and a day Till I was detained, forced in prison to stay.

Suddenly she became our sole support Wellspring of hope, source of comfort On her shoulders fell the burden of life She emerged our captain in the sea of strife.

I fell in love again With the same woman the third time Looming from the battle, undaunted, unafraid, Calm composed, she is God’s lovely maid. It has been a year of many disappointments Endless dark nights, long days of sad lament, Of grave doubts, frustrations, bitter desolations, Of privations, untold indignities, humiliations.

Dreams became nightmares; hopes, despair. Rally to freedom’s call, no one will dare. Future is obscured, life has lost its meaning, The tunnel is long, we’re only at the beginning.

Leaders I admired, whose advice I sought Became fallen idols, their souls were bought, Their conscience they bartered for “soft” convenience, Due to despicable cowardice, they’ve lost their patience.

Leaders became dealers, begging for part of the spoils, Forgetting the value, the essence of the hottest toil, Paralyzed be fear, they joined the amoral dictator, Defending, waving the bloody flag of the new oppressor.

The pillars of society became the props of tyranny, “Be realistic,” they urged, “if not for safety, for money.” It is useless to resist, the tyrant is too strong, Yet aware, with their help the tyranny will prolong.

Mother Pilipinas weeps, her noble sons are gone, Her land of the morning, is now of the setting sun, Back to her dungeon in chains she’s been returned; For all her sacrifices, this is what she earned.

The night is cold and dark, there are no stars, Our prisons are full, our souls wrinkled with scars, Afflicted, persecuted, struck down but not crushed, How soon will this blight be erased by Allah’s brush?

My only escape is to cling to the woman of my dreams Who gave me a life full of love, a love full of life, She is my urge to live, my sole motivation to survive, She taught me not only to dream, but to make dreams alive.

Fight on! She says: Let not the guiltless ghost depart. Your pains, our people know are caused by a thousand darts, But be assuaged, remember the Filipino, his story, his past, Soon, very soon, the tyrant will choke in his greedy power lust!

A neophyte mum, testing her ropes on this crazy world called motherhood. A blogger. A Software Test Architect. A self-proclaimed fashionista. A bookworm. A lover of life and adventure. She always believe in living her life to the fullest. That travelling is the best teacher and experience is the best weapon.